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Banks can commit to being better stewards of the planet by cutting emissions and other actions, but their money keeps the oil pumping for now. Some 60 of the world’s largest commercial …

SINGAPORE – Elon Musk, whose Tesla Inc. is on the defensive in China, praised the country’s plans to tackle carbon emissions and grow its economy, saying it will become the automaker’s biggest …

WASHINGTON – Administration officials are crafting a plan for a multi-party infrastructure and economic package that could cost up to $ 3 trillion and meet key elements of President Biden’s campaign agenda, …

KAMPALA Uganda: The death of John Magufuli, the Tanzanian strongman who urged citizens to gather in churches and mosques to defeat Covid-19, has shaken East Africa but raised hopes that a government …

WUHAN, China – More than a dozen foreign scientists led by the World Health Organization met with their Chinese counterparts last month to vote on the question: How did the Covid-19 pandemic …

WASHINGTON – Senior US and Chinese officials will hold talks next week in the first high-level in-person meeting between the two powers since President Biden took office, after months of deteriorating ties. …

OPEC and a Russian-led coalition of oil producers maintained most of their production cuts, surprising traders and driving oil prices up dramatically. Traders expected the group to distribute more oil to the …

ROME – Angela Di Iorio already wanted to be pregnant with her first baby. Instead, the 36-year-old Italian, who just postponed her wedding for the second time, is beginning to wonder if …

WASHINGTON – The oil industry’s top lobby is gearing up to back pricing for carbon emissions in what would be the strongest signal yet that oil and gas producers are ready to …

An oil well in the Brazos River Valley in central Texas Thursday. Photograph by Justin Calhoun Text size The storm that swept through the South and left millions without electricity or reliable …